Top Things We Learned in 2025
Similar to what we experienced in 2024, each year is packed with moments that teach us something new and 2025 has definitely kept that streak…
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Financial Changes We’ve Observed Over The Last 20ish Years
We’re old and we’re not ashamed to admit it. Both of us began our financial journeys back in the mid-2000s and discovered Financial Independence about…
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What We’re Thankful For in 2025
Another year, another bunch of things that we’re both so thankful for. Similar to last year, it may surprise some people that what we’re thankful…
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Why Financial Independence Is Better With Friends
I enjoy attending and even hosting personal finance/FI meetups. Whether it involves a structured format like a presentation/case study or it’s a more informal gathering…
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Our Takeaways From FinCon 2025
FinCon was unquestionably a memorable event that both of us were glad to have experienced. We each went into the conference with our own expectations…
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Recap of FinCon 2025
We did it! We successfully survived our very first FinCon and boy do we have some thoughts to share. Although neither of us really knew…
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Expectations for FinCon 2025
We’re headed to FinCon 2025 in Portland! (Well, perhaps that statement is tremendously obvious already, because why else would we write a blog post about…
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Twinning: Another Way To Bond With My Daughter
Converse All Stars. You know them. I know them. EVERYONE knows them. These shoes have been around forever and I see people wearing them all…
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Stepping Out Of The FI Bubble And Into The “Real World”
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” This quote from motivational speaker Jim Rohn is so true –…
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Contributing To Society in Early Retirement
When I hear people contemplate whether or not to leave the workforce early, say in their 40s or 50s, there are a few things that…
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Talking To Other People About Money & Financial Independence
Unfortunately money is just one of those taboo topics that most people don’t want to talk about. It doesn’t matter whether the discussion is amongst…
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Recap of Camp Mustache 2025
Exhausted, Inspired, and Grateful. I literally just got back home a couple hours ago and wanted to document my three current emotions before they start…
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Expectations for Camp Mustache 2025
TLDR I think I know what to expect. On the other hand, I have no idea what to expect. Where Are You Going? For those…
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Family Series Part 6 – Travel & Other Fun Activities
While Parts 1-5 of this Family Series have focused on finances and other meaningful topics such as career paths & learning, we aren’t 100% serious…
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My Current Status on 8 Habits for a Happy Retirement (found on Kiplinger)
I know I’m several years away from Financial Independence. I can calculate my investments, and will eventually get to a point where work will be…
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Recap of EconoMe 2025
Chaos. Absolute chaos. But in the best way. That’s how I would describe this past weekend at the EconoMe Conference. I guess that’s what’s to…
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Expectations for EconoMe 2025
TLDR I’m both nervous and excited. Where Are You Going? For those who are unfamiliar with the EconoMe Conference, it is a gathering of ~500…
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Celebrating One Year of Epic Financial Journey
“3… 2… 1… And we’re live!” Those words were uttered one year ago on the morning of 3/14/24 from a hotel room in Cincinnati, Ohio. …
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What Draws Me To Financial Independence
The ability to support myself without relying on a paycheck has become a goal of mine for more than 5 years now… But why? Do…
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Keeping The Topic of “Work” Out of Conversations
I don’t care what your job is. I don’t care what your job title is. I really don’t care to know much about your day-to-day…
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What Might Life Be Like At Sixty Five?
I’m not a great planner, but I do find it helpful to think about my future self. This kind of helps me take a snapshot…
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Fighting Through Fear And Anxiety To Take Action
As you know, I’m a HUGE fan of taking action, especially in situations where there is potential for a tremendous positive impact. The Culprits Holding…
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Goals And Plans For 2025
Per tradition (at least in American culture), here is a list of goals and/or plans that each of us have made for the upcoming year. …
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Top Things We Learned in 2024
Each year that passes is full of numerous experiences that we can learn from and 2024 is no exception. Sometimes these lessons are obvious, but…
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What We’re Thankful For in 2024
Both of us have many things to be thankful for this year. While this blog is focused on personal finance & Financial Independence, it may…
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Musings on the First 1.25 Years of Early Retirement (Part 2)
CONTINUATION OF MUSINGS FROM PART 1… As I mentioned in my first set of musings, there was no huge transition for me into retirement. Because…
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Learning To Listen to Others: The Squire’s Influence
Although this website is only a few months old, I already feel its impact and how it’s leading to positive change in my life. Case-in-point:…
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Celebrating 25 Years of Friendship
Band. Marching band tryouts to be exact. That’s where we first met in the fall of 1999 at our local public university. This admittedly sounds…
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How I Currently Explain Investing To Others
Trying to explain the idea of Financial Independence to others has been an interesting endeavor. As I learn more in the world of personal finance…
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The Downsides of Financial Independence
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Be Yourself; It’s Highly Encouraged
You Want to be Like Who? I’ve always considered myself to be an average person. In all honesty, I would even classify myself as fairly…
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The Squire’s Core Belief #3 – Let’s Help Each Other Out
I find people both interesting and exhausting to talk with. I would consider myself an introvert, and I have a hard time spending large amounts…
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Scout’s Core Belief #3 – Community
A Long, Lonely Road As most people already know (and I bet most have experienced first-hand), money is treated as a taboo topic that nobody…
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This Is It, Don’t Get Scared Now
Hello and welcome to Epic Financial Journey; we are your friendly neighborhood personal finance blog. As you can probably see we are the new kids…
